In the absence of the chief accountant, you have been asked to prepare a month’s cost accounts for a company which operates a batch costing system fully integrated with the financial accounts. The following relevant information is provided to you:

Balance at the beginning of the month:

Stores ledger control account

50,000

Work-in-progress control account

40,000

Finished goods control account

70,000

Pre-paid production overhead b/f from previous month:

6,000

Transactions during the month:

Materials purchased

1,50,000

Materials issued–

To production:

60,000

To factory maintenance:

8,000

68,000

Materials transferred from batches

10,000

Total wages paid –

Direct workers

50,000

Indirect workers

10,000

60,000

Direct wages charged to batches

40,000

Recorded non-productive time of direct workers

10,000

Selling and distribution overheads incurred

12,000

Other production overheads incurred

24,000

Sales

2,00,000

Cost of finished goods sold

1,60,000

Cost of goods completed and transferred into finished goods during the month

1,30,000

Physical value of work-in-progress at the end of the month

80,000

The production overhead absorption rate is 150% of direct wages charged to work-in-progress.

Required:

Prepare the following accounts for the month:

  1. Stores ledger control account
  2. Work-in-progress account
  3. Finished goods control account
  4. Production overhead control account
  5. Profit and loss account